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#C012EC

#c012ec ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#c012ec is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 75.29% red, 7.06% green and 92.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 18.64% cyan, 92.37% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 287.89°, with 85.83% saturation and 49.8% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with creativity, boldness and individuality. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.63:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 2.38.

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Web safe#cc00ff
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Relative luminance0.177

Complementary

  1. #c012ec
  2. #3eec12

Split complementary

  1. #c012ec
  2. #abec12
  3. #12ec53

Analogous

  1. #5312ec
  2. #c012ec
  3. #ec12ab

Triadic

  1. #c012ec
  2. #ecc012
  3. #12ecc0

Tetradic

  1. #c012ec
  2. #ec123e
  3. #3eec12
  4. #12ecc0

Square

  1. #c012ec
  2. #ec5312
  3. #3eec12
  4. #12abec

Monochromatic

  1. #4c075e
  2. #860da5
  3. #c012ec
  4. #d358f2
  5. #e69ff8

Shades

#c012ec mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c012ec
  2. #ad10d4
  3. #9a0ebd
  4. #860da5
  5. #730b8e
  6. #600976
  7. #4d075e
  8. #3a0547
  9. #26042f
  10. #130218
  11. #000000

Tints

#c012ec mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c012ec
  2. #c62aee
  3. #cd41f0
  4. #d359f2
  5. #d971f4
  6. #e089f6
  7. #e6a0f7
  8. #ecb8f9
  9. #f2d0fb
  10. #f9e7fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c012ec mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c012ec
  2. #ba1de1
  3. #b328d6
  4. #ad33cc
  5. #a63ec1
  6. #a049b6
  7. #9a54ab
  8. #935fa0
  9. #8d6a96
  10. #86758b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.63:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.54:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #757575 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #995db1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006bf1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #1579e8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bd548c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6f55ef ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8060ea ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #be42ba ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c012ec {
  color: #c012ec;
}
Background
.bg-c012ec {
  background-color: #c012ec;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-c012ec {
  border: 2px solid #c012ec;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c012ec;
  --color-primary-rgb: 192 18 236;
  --color-primary-hsl: 288 86% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c012ec {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c012ec, #ec12ab);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c012ec {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(192 18 236 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 2.38 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 6.52 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 7.10 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 7.88 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 8.93 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 8.96 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 9.36 #3fed13 Inverted #757575 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#c012ec  rgb(192, 18, 236)  hsl(288, 86%, 50%)  Electric Purple
#3eec12  rgb(62, 236, 18)  hsl(108, 86%, 50%)  Neon Green
#ecc012  rgb(236, 192, 18)  hsl(48, 86%, 50%)  Saffron
#12ecc0  rgb(18, 236, 192)  hsl(168, 86%, 50%)  Aquamarine